Director, Divisional Marketing; Interconnect Aerospace & Defense Solutions

Director, Divisional Marketing (Interconnect Aerospace & Defense Solutions)

Air Born International Ltd, a Molex company, invites experienced marketing leaders to join our Aerospace, Defense, and Space Exploration division.

Location: Remote or Georgetown, TX (preferred)

Travel: 25-50% domestic

Pay: $140,000 - $ per year. Eligible for variable pay (monetary bonus or other forms).

The Divisional Marketing Director will lead Aerospace and Defense marketing initiatives at a strategic level. The role involves developing marketing plans aligned with the strategic business plan, evaluating business opportunities, creating digital and strategic marketing strategies, building demand and awareness, and establishing a differentiated competitive advantage for the Molex brand and division.

• Drive key marketing projects, including overall strategy, target persona identification, digital and physical material development, messaging, and growth initiatives across:
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Defense
  • Space Exploration
• Lead special projects to improve customer traction and engagement, such as:
  • M2X
  • Integration of Smiths Interconnect
  • Assessing the buying process and engaging the new generation of design engineers with digital practices
  • Experimenting on distributor engagement programs to determine price elasticity and propensity to purchase
  • Assessing competitor strengths and weaknesses for differentiated value alignment
  • Developing account‑based marketing plans to drive pipeline and revenue growth
  • Industry, event, social media, and PR strategy development and execution with Strategic Marketing Centers of Excellence
  • Refining the internal vision statement and translating it into ADS’s customer and market‑facing message and value proposition
• Serve as the point person for all marketing‑related activities with Global Strategic Marketing, shaping the overall marketing agenda for the ADS division.
• Own analytics to demonstrate ROI and directly influence pipeline and revenue generation.

• 10+ years running marketing strategy and execution.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense market.
• Strong understanding of business strategies and impacts of market trends and shifts.
• Proven marketing campaign experience.
• Strong copy‑writing skills.
• Expertise in messaging and positioning.
• Experience managing a budget.
• High competence in project and stakeholder management.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Communications.
• Salesforce expertise.
• Business‑to‑Business and Manufacturing marketing expertise (highly preferred).

Air Born, a Molex company, has over six decades of engineering and manufacturing excellence, providing mission‑critical products for Mars, fighter jets, submarines, and space. We value innovation and pave the future of connectivity in demanding environments.

We offer comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation, educational assistance, and additional supports such as infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Eligibility and details vary by region; consult the Summary Plan Description or recruiter for specifics.

Air Born is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including for disability and protected veteran status. Some offers are conditioned on a successful drug test. We use E‑Verify. Learn more on the E‑Verify information page.